Hurricane IsaiasTuesday, November 10
FEMA has approved more than $34 million for Isaias victims in Northwest Florida
The Daily Pensacola team
If Isaias damaged your home, help is moving. One month after landfall, WEAR reports that FEMA has approved more than $34 million in aid, with nearly 3,500 Escambia County residents approved. Learick Lillard got $3,500 within 24 hours of her FEMA inspection.
FEMA's Isaias aid by the numbers
- $34 million+
- approved by FEMA across Northwest Florida
- Nearly 3,500
- Escambia County residents approved
- About 400
- people helped at the Brownsville center since Wednesday
- Dec. 26
- deadline to apply for Individual Assistance
Source: WEAR-TV
The state announced Oct. 29 that Individual Assistance was approved for eight counties, including Escambia and Santa Rosa. The multi-agency resource centers help people through the process, which Escambia emergency manager Travis Tompkins compared to filing an insurance claim.
- Apply online: DisasterAssistance.gov
- Help in person: Brownsville and Ferry Pass centers
- Center hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week
- Centers will stay open for the foreseeable future
FEMA has dispersed nearly $20 million in Escambia County alone
Source: WEAR-TV
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Escambia | $20 million |
| Santa Rosa | $11 million |
| Okaloosa | $2 million |
“Even if you have less damages and think that you know you don't qualify, I would at least still apply because you never know what kind of assistance is out there.”
Sources: WEAR-TV, Pensacola News Journal